LAWRENCEBURG – The family of a Mount Eden woman brutally murdered in Anderson County last September has made it clear: They want the man charged with killing her to be executed.
Even if Gary Bancroft were convicted in her death, his fate would be decided not only by a jury but also on a series of 15 factors set forth by state law.
Called aggravating and mitigating circumstances, each offers legal language to help prosecutors determine if they should move forward with a death penalty or seek a sentence of up to life in prison.

In mid-November, after spending nine months behind bars for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from her employer, Jody Wills began a new phase of her life – that of a citizen with a court-ordered debt to pay.